Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-08-19
COMMUNICATION.

fsrnia much smaller number than
usual :
The Republicans in Washington
viewed with much interest, not to say
anxiety, the late meeting and action Of
the1Ohio Republican State Convention;
Sherman's friends feel elated over his
victory, although many of them seri-
ously doubt the policy of his course in
forcing an endorsement while Blaine's
followers are in a rage and swear they
will get even nest year by sending q
delegation from the Buckeye State
favorable to the aspirations of the man
from Maine. Shermans action in cap
turing the convention and shaping it,
i'll his own interest was one of the most
shameless and humiliating spectacles
ever witnessed Ill American politics
more like the manipulation of schem.
ing ward politician than the deliberate
conduct of so-called statesman, seek
ing the highest and most honorable
station on earth. For once am will.
ing to hold up this Blaine man as a
true exponent of Democratic opinion
on the subject under the consideration,
SO will drop the matter right here.
+ Probably there are few persons who
realize the tremendous task of compil.
ing and publishing the war papers
known as the "Rebellion Records, y
the eighteenth volume of which has
just been printed and is ready for dis.
tribution. This volume only takes
the great work up to the year 1862; il
calculated that all of the records will
make l27 volumes and that it will not
be finished until late in the next cen
tury, at time when there will proba
bly, be not one survivor of the civil
| oVIl1S ~ commentaries.
The total receipts from all sources oi
internal revenue for the late fiscaI
year amount to $l1s, ,s35,757 exceed
ing by $780, 1888 that of the year be
fore. There was decrease in the tax
on distilled spirits and an increase in
the tax on all other articles, such a:
tobacco, oleomargerine and fermented
liquors.
| A showing almost as good is made in
regard to the imports and exports ol
the United States for the Same period
as follows: Exports of merchandise
| $7l6,704,7S4; imports s672, 259,951
excess Of exports 1924, 4,445,733; gold ex
ported $9,70l, ,l67; imported, $42, 2,90S,
9ol; excess Of imports, $33, POI, ia
silver exported, s26, 6,276,5 ,5o4; imported
| ST., ,26O,l9l; excess of exports, 50,
! 036, 3l3; total number of immigrants
4S3,116.
| The jolly drimmers have been halte,
in their triumphant march by the rul
ing of the Interstate Commission tha
the railroads cannot legally give tha
fraternity reduced rates, but only 70
a moment, as the commercial travele
realizes full well that at last the cor
sumer of the goods he sells mus. pa
his expenses, and so he goes on hi
way rejoicing, seeking new fields G
trade, and denouncing the Interstat
Commission as ''no good," and "ho
low fraud" The drummer is irrepre.
sible and nothing short of death ca
stop his progress or flow of converss
J Ition.
The Navy Department has made
contract with the Hotchkiss Ordinanc
Company, with the understanding tha
branch of the manufactory viii
established in the United States. RI
garding the enterprise Secretary Whit
/. ney says: 'The erection Of this maj
ufactory will mark another era in th
t reconstruction of the Navy" Contil
uing, the Secretary said: "Mr. Hotel
: kiss was an American when he die
in 1884. England, France, German,
Russia, Italy--every European pow.
in fact-had an establishment for IL
manufacture Of Hotchkiss ordinance
i The Secretary further declares til.
! this country can no longer Deepen
upon foreign nations for war material
t There has been a new and agre
able departure made in Military ma
ters, too, for the army must kee
2 abreast Of the navy in this age of un
yersal progress. For the first tin
in our history, details of compani,
!. from the regular regimental posts ha,
been made to participate in the milit
encamrmen's and Grand Army r
unions in several of the States. II
unprecedented demand for the Ore
ence of regular army officers at e
!. campments this year shows a vigoro-